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"Blood Libel" refers to the idea that a person or group of persons have been falsely accused of being involved in human sacrifice, ritual murder, and/or cannibalism. It is traditionally an anti-Semitic slur related to the myth that Jews used Christian children's blood in rituals. Oh, and Sarah Palin is pretty certain that everyone has been Blood Libeling her lately. Sorry 'bout the blood libel, SP! We'll all refudiate it as soon as we can figure out WTF you are talking about.

Rupesh Shingadia: just a regular dude cosplaying as spanish golfer Miguel Angel Jimenez. No big deal.
"I wanted to do something to show my support for the European team and I thought of Miguel. These days sportsmen have become devoid of character. But Miguel does his own thing and I love the way he walks around the course with a cigar clamped between his teeth." And ladies: please stop with the wedding proposals on Facebook, Rupesh wants you to love him for Rupesh, not for Cigar Guy.

Glenn Beck has launched a new website, called The Blaze, which he hopes will be a Conservative answer to The Huffington Post. As he explains in his manifesto for the site, "The image of flame is a powerful." So you know he's taking this thing pretty seriously.

A UFO over Xiaoshan Airport in Hangzhou, China, shut down operations for an hour last week after airport radars corroborated witness accounts of "a glowing object hovering in the afternoon sky and moving weirdly." I'm really hoping this is some elaborate promo for an awesome Chinese version of District 9.

The world's tackiest sculpture, an absurd 62-foot statue of Jesus celebrating some kind of metaphorical touchdown against the devil, was destroyed by lightning from Heaven yesterday in Ohio. Proving once and for all that while God may or may not be benevolent, he at least has a modicum of taste. RIP Touchdown Jesus.

A Phillies fan that caused a disruption on the field gets an electrified response. I don't think he even had time to yell out "Don't tase me, bro!". I also don't think he would have expected to be tasered for being goofy either.

The Los Angeles Fire Department's air-rescue unit rescued a dog from the raging waters of the Los Angeles river after days of torrential downpours that have caused the evacuations of several local communities.

In case you missed it: Mine That Bird, a horse favored only 50-1, became the second-biggest underdog to win the Kentucky Derby. Purchased for only $9,500 and ridden by jockey Calvin Borel, the horse pulled away from the pack toward the end of the run and won by almost seven lengths.

Los Angeles Angels Pitcher Nick Adenhart was killed in a hit and run auto accident last night in Fullerton, CA. after making his 2009 debut last night against the Oakland Athletics. He pitched six shut-out innings before being relieved by the bullpen. A truly sad story!

We may not be in a Great Depression, but who says recession cuisine has to be just boxed mac & cheese? 93-year old Clara Cannucciari (who knows a thing or two about the Great Depression) recounts her childhood while she prepares meals from the era.

John Costelloe, who played gay fireman/lover-short order cook Johnny Cakes in The Sopranos, has taken his life according to the NY Post. Costello, a former NYPD fireman, shot himself the head in his basement bedroom last week, leaving his many friends questioning, Why?

Everyone's trying to find out more about Sondra Fortunato on Google today. Sondra Fortunato is a Giants superfan who was forcibly removed from the game this weekend because her outfit was offending other people in the stadium.